This History with Secondary Education (QTS) BA (Hons) course offered at Faculty of Art, Business and Social Science can be studied Full-time.
For more detailed information about History with Secondary Education (QTS) at Faculty of Art, Business and Social Science, please visit the institution website.
Applicants must have achieved a standard equivalent to a grade 4 (previously Grade C) in the GCSE English and Mathematics. If you are unsure whether you hold an acceptable GCSE equivalent qualification for ITT, please contact our Admissions Department admissions@wlv.ac.uk for clarification.
Please note we do NOT accept GCSE Short Courses or GCSE Equivalent Tests from other institutions or organisations.
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CCC grades from A Levels (excluding A Level General Studies and A Level Critical Thinking).
OTHER ACCEPTED EQUIVALENCES ARE:
BTEC (QCF) Extended Diploma grade MMM; BTEC (QCF) Diploma DD
Access to HE Diploma (Full Award) - Pass of 60 credits - of which a minimum of 45 credits must be at level 3 including 24 at Merit or Distinction
If you've got other qualifications or relevant experience, please contact The Gateway for further advice before applying.
Due to OFSTED compliance, if you are successful you will be required to provide your ORIGINAL certificates to the University of Wolverhampton Admissions Unit.
Other Requirements:
To have taken part in a rigorous selection process designed to assess your readiness to train to teach. which will include as a minimum both an interview and audit of your subject knowledge.
To have taken and passed the professional skills tests prior to entry.
Pre-Entry Professional Skills Tests
Applicants for initial teacher training (ITT) courses are required to have passed the professional skills tests in Literacy and Numeracy before the start of the course. Further information is available on the Department for Education website.
You can register for the skills tests before applying for teacher training. You must take the tests after you have applied and you will need to provide evidence of your application when you attend the test centre. If you are offered a place following interview, you will have to pass both the Numeracy and Literacy skills tests as one of your conditions of acceptance before the course starts.
We also offer support with the taking and passing of the professional skills tests.
Interview and Selection
Once your application has been received, your readiness to train to teach is individually assessed. If you meet the entry requirements, you will be offered an interview where you will be required to sit a short subject specific interview / examination to audit your subject knowledge.
The interview has both verbal and written components and is designed to identify your strengths and areas for development. You will be sent information on how to prepare when you are notified of your interview.
The main purpose of the interview is to:
give you an insight into the nature of the course, the teaching profession and to assess your commitments to it
explore your subject strengths and areas for development
assess your ability to communicate effectively in spoken and written English
assess your readiness to train to teach
assess awareness of the National Curriculum for drama in schools
answer any of your questions about the course.
Please note that:
Application forms should be able to demonstrate not only your depth of subject knowledge but also your enthusiasm and commitment to a career in teaching.
Once you have a Conditional Offer, you will need to complete a current enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, a medical declaration clearance and a prohibition check prior to starting the course.
If you have accepted a Conditional Offer made by the University of Wolverhampton you will receive correspondence asking you to complete an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. The charge for this will be a DBS fee of £44.00 and a £6.00 ID check service fee. You will also need an Occupational Health Check and a prohibition check prior to starting the course.
All applicants must meet the NCTL requirements for Initial Teacher Training.
Those who do not meet the entry requirements may be offered an alternative course.
